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North Kelsey Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of North Kelsey

Historical Forms

  • N Kelsey Beck 1834 Dixon
  • Kelsey Becke 1629 Yarb
  • Kelsey Beck 1844 TAMap

Etymology

, 1768 (1791) LindDep Plans , 1824O , 1830 Gre , N Kelsey Beck 1834Dixon , Kelsey Becke 1629Yarb , Kelsey Beck 1844TAMap , cf. Atte Bek 1327, 1332SR both (p), 1344FF (p) , atte Bekke de North 'kelsey 1329Ass , v. bekkr . It is Cadney Beck 1828 Bry, 1840Map , Kadney Beck 1762Terrier , which is earlier Cadney dike 1677Terrier , 1690Terrier , 1697Terrier , 1700Terrier , 1702Terrier , Cadney Dike 1706Terrier , 1707Terrier ; it forms in part the boundary with the adjacent parish of Cadney .